
Option 1: Rename Finder Items with Replace Text So let’s see when and how to use these options. Now, in the Rename Finder Items box, you will be greeted with three different options: ‘Replace Text’, ‘Add Text’, and ‘Format’, each serving a different purpose.

You can do this using control + click, a two-finger tap on the trackpad, or clicking the actions button with a gear icon on the top menu. Hit shift + click or command + a to select all files. Launch the Finder app and locate the files that you want to rename. With OS X Yosemite, Apple introduced a new built-in tool in Finder, which allows you to rename multiple files at once. So, let’s dive in and look at these methods. Luckily, macOS offers two different options that allow you to rename multiple files at once.


Be it images, videos, apps, or even PDFs, renaming every single file individually is a pretty daunting task. At some point in time, a lot of us might have come across a situation where we find the need to rename multiple files at once.
